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It's never acceptable for a man to hit a woman.

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There's just simply no circumstance where it is.

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No I don't. I don't think it's acceptable at all.

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I think if a man were to hit a woman,

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one strike and you're out, that's it basically.

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No, I don't think there was anything that would
warrant anyone hitting anyone.

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It's not a good enough excuse 
that she's got a short skirt on, no.

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Freedom of choice.

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If a woman wants to wear as much clothes or
as less clothes as she wants, it's up to her.

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Men hitting men isn't right but it's done and 
for some reason it's more acceptable.

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It should be left to men to keep it in their
trousers and their fists in their pockets.

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Women should just not be hit regardless of their actions

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To be honest, regardless of any one's actions. 
You just don't use violence.

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I'm quite surprised that 20% of the population

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 think it's acceptable to condone any sort of violence.

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I think it's coming to light now, but we
really shouldn't be surprised by the number.

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It's probably even more than 20%. 
A lot of women probably aren't even saying

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because they're too scared of the repercussions.

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There's a bigger problem of domestic
violence now than ever, so ...

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but then you didn't have the media like it is today,
so you didn't know what was going on.

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Years and years ago, decades ago, it happened then.

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It was probably, maybe more acceptable 
because of the way social culture was,

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that this is a woman's place and if she needs
a good slap, then give her a good slap.

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Maybe that's the way it was, but obviously times
have changed now and it's not acceptable.

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Maybe women's views have changed

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and they've realised they do have a voice,

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but maybe men's mindset haven't changed as much.

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Less and less men are seen as the dominant
partner in a relationship.

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I'm hoping that that's moving more 
towards an equality

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rather than a shift in the balance the other way

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there is a danger that that can happen

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and I know of women who 
can be quite violent towards men

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and then it's almost seen as okay, because
maybe we're the weaker sex.

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But personally, any kind of violence in a relationship,

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or any kind of violence, full stop,
is just out and out wrong.